nongsom

Good rate for suite = 7833 THB/Night
How old of your kids,swim ?
I recommend pool access suite for kids.

3rdworldresident

23500 points for 3 nights or 23500 points per night? i think it's quite a good deal if it is the total price for the stay (i valued 23500 points as approximately 620 USD). however, 23500 points per night for an oceanfront suite for 4 persons with lounge access is acceptable for me.

personally i quite often get that suite as platinum upgrade but i do prefer the lagoon access room instead. that suite itself has nothing spectacular but more spacious.

nongsom

IMO upgrade to suite is 2x of normal redemption (7000=>14000)
I don't think this is starpoints

3rdworldresident

The oceanfront suite is not a standard suite at this hotel so more points needed for redemption plus the total number of guest is 4 (they need 2 rollaway beds) and all of them will be granted for lounge access. It seems reasonable for me.

Anyway, you may be right. I don't really know actually.

Dr. HFH

I found the lounge at this property nice, but inconveniently located. And unless the suite is legitimately cavernous, I think that USD $620/night is grossly overpriced. Just one person's opinion, however.

b8b

Thanks all for the advice, very helpful.

23,500 points per night for a category 3 ocean front suite

Nongsom - how are you getting that rate? Lowest I am seeing is 9,500 THB for Deluxe Lagoon Access Rooms.

I have two teenage boys.

cln

Price very depending on season
.. You could also try to check SPG50 rate maybe it's useful.

b8b

Thanks, tried SPG50. No go. Good idea though

estnet

With 2 teenage boys the lounge access may save you a lot on food

The lounge is not the best location but with free snacks to order between breakfast and dinner if I was going with teenagers this would be a factor!

nongsom

Lowest rate i had seen for ocean front suite is 9500++ THB
It depend on period of stay

b8b

This is encouraging to hear they have snacks to order between breakfast and dinner. Could save me a bundle indeed!

Does anyone know if there is a decent place to get an inexpensive massage at a spa nearby here?

Also, are there places to eat nearby with good Thai food?

miloworld

Plenty of massage parlour along the main road, near Hua Hin Market Village. Some more along the G Hua Hin resort street.
If you're driving, the mall has 3 hr free parking (even after closing), you can basically go every night!!

All stores have similar pricing and are ridiculously cheap, at around ฿250-300 per hr.

I usually avoid mall food when travelling etc. But in Thailand, food court is where locals dine, the food court at Hua Hin Market Village has everything you might expect. There's actually two in the mall, the one in the basement is more 'commercial' but newer.

Also, try attending the weekend Cicada market, more expensive but enjoyable atmosphere with lots of food stalls.

You guys are understating it. That lounge has a full-day menu!!
They don't just give you bite-size snacks, they're in full size.
I mean chicken/beef satay, club sandwich, fried shrimp..

After eating 12 satay sticks, I didn't have dinner that night, only went out for mango rice later

b8b

Thanks, Miloworld. We'll be driven to the Sheraton, so it will be all taxi's or tuk tuk from there into town - are these places close to the hotel?


Great to know, thank you!

estnet

All the places mentioned by Milo are far from the hotel (taxi about 200-300 baht for 20 minute drive) Hotel has a shuttle, but for 4 probably cheaper to take taxi.

for massage - there is a place you can walk to on the beach - not a spa but much cheaper. The hotel has a spa of course as well as offering massages near the beach.

there is a local Thai restaurant Chef Cha which is on the main road - you can walk or the hotel will drive you to the main road and then it is a 2 minute walk. In addition there is a local market each night with fresh fish, veg, etc as well as local food. This alternates sides of the road - so on alternate nights you might have to cross the 6 lane road and walk about 6 minutes to get to that one (and there are also local food stalls there) but I've always eaten from the market. On ?Monday there is a bigger one - includes some non food items as well (like the electric mosquito zapper I'd been looking for)

BRITINJAPAN3

Current lounge snacks 10-5.30 satay, italian sand, fried mozz, spring rolls. Fruit plate and cake. Cant complain as free and unlimited, but not so tasty, would probably keep young kids happy.

Luna Lanai chef changed, not as tasty as before, but still good. Staff always friendly and helpfull, of course its a Thai resort so dont expect fast service !! This hotel is straange for me in that the management are invisible, I think I have stayed here 8-9 times and have never seen management,

Strangely they did the pest control at 6.00 pm a few nights ago, very unpleasant ! Now a notice in the room that they do every Tuesday morning. Despite the drought mosquitos worse this year,

All in all a great place, nice Plat treatment.